Travel Blogs from Parnu

We left our camp this morning after heavy rain about 12 noon, we didn't intend to go far but ended up doing about 200 miles. We traveled through the city centre of Riga, which was very busy, it was now wet and the roads had a lot of ...

Yes, today we returned to a nudist beach! First we went to the post office for stamps but then it was straight to the beach armed with our lunch which was leftovers from last night's tea. We found a spot in the dunes which sheltered us from the wind. Following in the footsteps of the two large older people on the beach strutting around and striking poses, Ally striped off to get his tan on. Cat tried to eat ...

Cat had an intriguing experience at 3.30 this morning, she woke up and went to go to the toilet but someone was in! Now there are only 4 rooms sharing our toilet so really what are the chances?! Anyway they took ages and then went into the shower: bazaar. Our bus to Parnu was leaving at 0845 so it was an early start and a half hour walk across town to the bus station. With some extra time we stopped to pick up some breakfast. The journey took 2.5 hours but passed quickly as ...

... is the heart of Old Town. The Town Hall was built in 1402 to 1404 as the headquarters for the ruling burgermeisters. Within the square people dressed as knights and medieval peasants re-enact daily life. At one point we climbed up a narrow stone staircase to a tower in the wall. At the top we viewed a display by metal sculpture student graduates which was unique. We also found our way to St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. This very Russian-looking, onion-domed ...

What a cool place. Its very different to where I've been so far this holiday. The roads are wide an plenty of cycle paths. The houses are ace too. Popped down to the beach which was like something out of Miami. Really nice sunset and the tide was out which left a pretty cool pattern in the sand. Couple of pictures for sure! Found some great street art too! Big fan. Tomorrow the final long distance coach ride to Riga. Very excited. Here's a few pics from ...